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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dave363, post: 2974298, member: 91246&quot;]I have only been doing this for a very short time, but I see a lot of newbies asking the same question daily.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some helpful tips:</p><p><br /></p><p>· Learn the U.S. Coin Minting process</p><p><br /></p><p>o How the dies work, etc. ( here are some links that might be helpful)</p><p><br /></p><p>§ <a href="https://www.usmint.gov/learn/history/coin-production" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usmint.gov/learn/history/coin-production" rel="nofollow">https://www.usmint.gov/learn/history/coin-production</a></p><p><br /></p><p>§ <a href="https://www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/manufacturing.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/manufacturing.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/manufacturing.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>· Watch CT for a few weeks before asking any questions</p><p><br /></p><p>· Find out what books and websites might help me learn</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some sites that helped me</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>o <a href="http://Doubleddie.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://Doubleddie.com" rel="nofollow">Doubleddie.com</a>, <a href="http://varietyvista.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://varietyvista.com" rel="nofollow">varietyvista.com</a>, <a href="http://cud-on-coins.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cud-on-coins.com" rel="nofollow">cud-on-coins.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p>o Cherry Picker guides</p><p><br /></p><p>o NOT “Strike it Rich” (lol)</p><p><br /></p><p>o There are *many* more… Lincoln cent resource, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>· Observe who has knowledge here who was also willing to help new people</p><p><br /></p><p>· If you think you’re going to get rich, this isn&#039;t the hobby for you</p><p><br /></p><p>· This hobby can be a LOT of fun, but it’s not for everyone…</p><p><br /></p><p>o It is not very rewarding from a financial point of view</p><p><br /></p><p>o You WILL invest time</p><p><br /></p><p>o You will probably use money on gas</p><p><br /></p><p>o You shouldn&#039;t lose any “money”… always worth at least face value</p><p><br /></p><p>· I started CRH but now I find myself wanting to collect!</p><p><br /></p><p>· I was looking for “the big score” that I saw on Youtube… but it came to me that this probably wasn&#039;t going to happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>· Learn to take pictures before posting</p><p><br /></p><p>o Crop out all background</p><p><br /></p><p>o Select the full image</p><p><br /></p><p>o Learn about focus, white balance, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>o Remember: the information that you will receive here is based on what you are showing us, so pics are very important.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason I&#039;m writing this is because I&#039;m new to this has well, so you are getting this information from a newbie.</p><p><br /></p><p>So good luck and best wishes to you and always remember to have fun.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dave</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to Dougmeister for helping me[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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